2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 2 Working the land 2-1 Warmin

Unit2Workingtheland阅读天地Creatyourownlife导读：Whatdoyoutrulyenjoydoing?Doyouhavetimetodooneofthemeveryday?TheolderIget,themoreIlearnthatourqualityoflifeisn'tdependentonwhatwe'vebeengiven.Rather,ourqualityoflifeisdependentonwhatwechoosetocreate.Everyday,wearecreatingourlife.Wearechoosinghowtospendourtime,whatwordstosayoutloud,andhowtocareforourselves.Andwithallthesechoices,wearecreatingourlife.Creatingagoodliferequiresyoutochoosehowyouspendyourtimewell.Youshouldbedoingthingsthatgiveyoupleasureorsatisfaction.Butfirst,youhavetofigureoutwhatitisthatyouenjoydoing.Forinstance,Ienjoyreading,writing,andballroomdancing.OndayswhenI'mabletodoatleastoneofthoseactivities,Ifeelquitegood.However,ifmyfreetimegetstakenupbyservingotherpeople'sinterests,Ifeelfrustrated.Thatiswhyyouhavetoguardyourfreetime.Weallhavepartsofourdaythatarespentdoingthingsthatwehavetodo,suchasourjoborschoolwork.So,ourlimitedfreetimeispreciousindeed.Butourfreetimeiswherewehavetheopportunitytocreateourlife.Asaresult,thequestionsyoushouldbeaskingyourselfeverydayarethese：WhatkindofdayamIcreatingtoday?WillIspendmytimearguingwithothersandfeelingfrustrated?Or,willIdosomethingwithmytimethatItrulyenjoy,suchasreadingabookorgoingdancingwithmyfriends?Wehavesomanybeautifulchoiceswhenitcomestospendingourfreetime.Thebottomlineisthis:Wechoosewhatkindoflifewewilllive;howwechoosetospendourfreetimeisinourhands.Whetherwespendourtimewithkindorunkindpeopleisinourhands.Andthechoicesthatwemakedeterminethekindoflifethatwelive.Thisweek,considerwhetheryou'remakingtherightchoicessothatyoucancreateabetterlifeforyourself.Makesureyouplanyourfreetimecarefully.Agoodlifedoesn'tjusthappen－it'ssomethingthatwemustcreate.BYMEERABELLEDEYSectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading自主预习学案预读理解Step1FastReadingⅠ.Matchthefollowingmainideaswiththerightparagraphs.Para.1A．Dr.Yuan'sdreams.Para.2B．Dr.Yuan'spersonality.Para.3C．Dr.Yuan'sbiography.Para.4D．Dr.Yuan'sappearanceandhisachievement.Ⅱ.Putthefollowingsentencesinrightorder.a．Hewasbornintoapoorfarmer'sfamily.b．HegraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturecollege.c．Chinesefarmersproducedfiftymilliontonsofrice.d．Hebecamethefirstagriculturalpioneer.e．Hesearchedforawaytoincreasericeoutputswithoutexpandingtheareaoffields.f．Hehelpsridtheworldofhungerbycirculatinghisknowledgeinlessdevelopedcountries.答案Ⅰ.DCBAⅡ.acbedfStep2CarefulReading判断正误1．ThereasonwhyDr.Yuanwantedtoincreasethericeoutputwhenhewasyoungisthathewantedtobecomeagreatscientist.()2．Dr.Yuan'shobbiesarevariousbesidesplayingtheviolin.()3．ByusingDr.Yuan'shybridrice，farmersareproducingharveststwicewhattheamountwasbefore.()4．Notcaringaboutbeingfamous，Dr.Yuanisquitesatisfiedwithhislife.()5．Dr.Yuanseldomspendsmoneyonhimself，instead，hegivesmillionsofyuantoequipothersfortheirresearchinindustry.()6．Dr.YuandevelopedsuperhybridricetohelpChinesefarmersandhungrypeopleallovertheworld.()答案1．F2.F3.T4.T5.F6.TStep3Summary短文填空YuanLongpingisamanwho__1__theland，doeshisresearchandgrowshybridrice.Heisanagricultural__2__tohaveahighoutputofrice__3__expandingtheareaoffields.Hedevoteshiswholelifeto__4__waystoincreasethericeoutputto__5__boththeChineseandtheworldpeople.Heis__6__hisknowledgesothatmorefarmerscanbefreefromhungerand__7__withtheirlives.Yuancareslittleabouthismoneyandfame，__8__agreatdealoftimeandmoneytohelpingothersdo__9__research.He__10__formorecheapriceforallthepeople.YuanLongpingisagreatperson.答案1．works2.pioneer3.without4.finding5.feed6．circulating7.satisfied8.devoting9.agricultural10．wishes课文领悟APIONEERFORALLPEOPLEAlthoughheisoneofChina'smostfamousscientists，YuanLongpingconsidershimselfafarmer，forheworksthelandtodohisresearch.Indeed，hissunburntfaceandarmsandhisslim，strongbodyarejustlikethoseofmillionsofChinesefarmers，forwhomhehasstruggledforthepastfivedecades.DrYuanLongpinggrowswhatiscalledsuperhybridrice.In1974，hebecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowricethathasahighoutput.Thisspecialstrainofricemakesitpossibletoproduceone­thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.Nowmorethan60%ofthericeproducedinChinaeachyearisfromthishybridstrain.[Themainidea]YuanLongping'sachievement.Bornin1930，DrYuangraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953.Sincethen，findingwaystogrowmorericehasbeenhislifegoal.Asayoungman，hesawthegreatneedforincreasingthericeoutput.Atthattime，hungerwasadisturbingprobleminmanypartsofthecountryside.DrYuansearchedforawaytoincreasericeharvestswithoutexpandingtheareaofthefields.In1950，Chinesefarmerscouldproduceonlyfiftymilliontonsofrice.Inarecentharvest，however，nearlytwohundredmilliontonsofricewasproduced.Theseincreasedharvestsmeanthat22%oftheworld'speoplearefedfromjust7%ofthefarmlandinChina.DrYuanisnowcirculatinghisknowledgeinIndia，Vietnamandmanyotherlessdevelopedcountriestoincreasetheirriceharvests.Thankstohisresearch，theUNhasmoretoolsinthebattletoridtheworldofhunger.Usinghishybridrice，farmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore.[Themainidea]Yuan'sintroductionandinfluenceonworld'sriceproduction.DrYuanisquitesatisfiedwithhislife.However，hedoesn'tcareaboutbeingfamous.Hefeelsitgiveshimlessfreedomtodohisresearch.Hewouldmuchratherk